The Bible
אֵל־נְקָמ֥וֹת יְהוָ֑ה אֵ֖ל נְקָמ֣וֹת הוֹפִֽיַע׃
O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
הִ֭נָּשֵׂא שֹׁפֵ֣ט הָאָ֑רֶץ הָשֵׁ֥ב גְּ֝מ֗וּל עַל־גֵּאִֽים׃
Rise up, O Judge of the earth; render a reward to the proud.
Lift up thyself, thou judge of the earth: render a reward to the proud.
עַד־מָתַ֖י רְשָׁעִ֥ים ׀ יְהוָ֑ה עַד־מָ֝תַ֗י רְשָׁעִ֥ים יַעֲלֹֽזוּ׃
How long will the wicked, O LORD, how long will the wicked exult?
LORD, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the wicked triumph?
יַבִּ֣יעוּ יְדַבְּר֣וּ עָתָ֑ק יִֽ֝תְאַמְּר֗וּ כָּל־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
They pour out arrogant words; all workers of iniquity boast.
How long shall they utter and speak hard things? and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves?
עַמְּךָ֣ יְהוָ֣ה יְדַכְּא֑וּ וְֽנַחֲלָתְךָ֥ יְעַנּֽוּ׃
They crush Your people, O LORD; they oppress Your heritage.
They break in pieces thy people, O LORD, and afflict thine heritage.
אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
They kill the widow and the foreigner; they murder the fatherless.
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
וַ֭יֹּ֣אמְרוּ לֹ֣א יִרְאֶה־יָּ֑הּ וְלֹא־יָ֝בִ֗ין אֱלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹֽב׃
They say, “The LORD does not see; the God of Jacob pays no heed.”
Yet they say, The LORD shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it.
בִּ֭ינוּ בֹּעֲרִ֣ים בָּעָ֑ם וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים מָתַ֥י תַּשְׂכִּֽילוּ׃
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
הֲיֹסֵ֣ר גּ֭וֹיִם הֲלֹ֣א יוֹכִ֑יחַ הַֽמְלַמֵּ֖ד אָדָ֣ם דָּֽעַת׃
He who admonishes the nations, does He not discipline? He who teaches man, does He lack knowledge?
He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know?
יְֽהוָ֗ה יֹ֭דֵעַ מַחְשְׁב֣וֹת אָדָ֑ם כִּי־הֵ֥מָּה הָֽבֶל׃
The LORD knows the thoughts of man, that they are futile.
The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ הַגֶּ֣בֶר אֲשֶׁר־תְּיַסְּרֶ֣נּוּ יָּ֑הּ וּֽמִתּוֹרָתְךָ֥ תְלַמְּדֶֽנּוּ׃
Blessed is the man You discipline, O LORD, and teach from Your law,
Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law;
לְהַשְׁקִ֣יט ל֭וֹ מִ֣ימֵי רָ֑ע עַ֤ד יִכָּרֶ֖ה לָרָשָׁ֣ע שָֽׁחַת׃
to grant him relief from days of trouble, until a pit is dug for the wicked.
That thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked.
כִּ֤י ׀ לֹא־יִטֹּ֣שׁ יְהוָ֣ה עַמּ֑וֹ וְ֝נַחֲלָת֗וֹ לֹ֣א יַעֲזֹֽב׃
For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
For the LORD will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
כִּֽי־עַד־צֶ֭דֶק יָשׁ֣וּב מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְ֝אַחֲרָ֗יו כָּל־יִשְׁרֵי־לֵֽב׃
Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it.
מִֽי־יָק֣וּם לִ֭י עִם־מְרֵעִ֑ים מִֽי־יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב לִ֝י עִם־פֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃
Who will rise up for me against the wicked? Who will stand for me against the workers of iniquity?
Who will rise up for me against the evildoers? or who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity?
לוּלֵ֣י יְ֭הוָה עֶזְרָ֣תָה לִּ֑י כִּמְעַ֓ט ׀ שָֽׁכְנָ֖ה דוּמָ֣ה נַפְשִֽׁי׃
Unless the LORD had been my helper, I would soon have dwelt in the abode of silence.
Unless the LORD had been my help, my soul had almost dwelt in silence.
אִם־אָ֭מַרְתִּי מָ֣טָה רַגְלִ֑י חַסְדְּךָ֥ יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִסְעָדֵֽנִי׃
If I say, “My foot is slipping,” Your loving devotion, O LORD, supports me.
When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
בְּרֹ֣ב שַׂרְעַפַּ֣י בְּקִרְבִּ֑י תַּ֝נְחוּמֶ֗יךָ יְֽשַׁעַשְׁע֥וּ נַפְשִֽׁי׃
When anxiety overwhelms me, Your consolation delights my soul.
In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul.
הַֽ֭יְחָבְרְךָ כִּסֵּ֣א הַוּ֑וֹת יֹצֵ֖ר עָמָ֣ל עֲלֵי־חֹֽק׃
Can a corrupt throne be Your ally—one devising mischief by decree?
Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
יָ֭גוֹדּוּ עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְדָ֖ם נָקִ֣י יַרְשִֽׁיעוּ׃
They band together against the righteous and condemn the innocent to death.
They gather themselves together against the soul of the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood.
וַיְהִ֬י יְהוָ֣ה לִ֣י לְמִשְׂגָּ֑ב וֵ֝אלֹהַ֗י לְצ֣וּר מַחְסִֽי׃
But the LORD has been my stronghold, and my God is my rock of refuge.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.
וַיָּ֤שֶׁב עֲלֵיהֶ֨ם ׀ אֶת־אוֹנָ֗ם וּבְרָעָתָ֥ם יַצְמִיתֵ֑ם יַ֝צְמִיתֵ֗ם יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃
He will bring upon them their own iniquity and destroy them for their wickedness. The LORD our God will destroy them.
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the LORD our God shall cut them off.